JAMDA
October 3, 2014
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JAMDA
August 10, 2015
Changing Patterns of Glucose-Lowering Medication Use in VA Nursing Home Residents With Diabetes, 2005 to 2011
Although nursing home (NH) residents make up a large and growing proportion of Americans with diabetes mellitus, little is known about how glucose-lowering medications are used in this population. We sought to examine glucose-lowering medication use in Veterans Affairs (VA) NH residents with diabetes betwe...
JAMDA
February 6, 2024
A National Survey on Point of Care Ultrasonography Use Among Veterans Affairs Clinicians in Home Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities
Older adults who are homebound and those in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) often have limited access to point of care imaging to inform clinical decision making. Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) can help span this gap by augmenting the physical examination to aid in diagnosis and triaging. Although...
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A11 - The Nursing Home Medical Director: Leader & Manager
JAMDA
February 27, 2022
Greater Opioid Use Among Nursing Home Residents in Ontario, Canada During the First 2 Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic
To examine the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and opioid use among nursing home residents followed up to March 2021, and possible variation by dementia and frailty status.
JAMDA
October 7, 2021
Implementation and Use of Point-of-Care C-Reactive Protein Testing in Nursing Homes
This study evaluated logistics, process data, and barriers/facilitators for the implementation and use of C-reactive protein point-of-care testing (CRP POCT) for suspected lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in nursing home (NH) residents.
JAMDA
July 21, 2021
Nursing Home Antibiotic Stewardship Policy and Antibiotics Use: 2013–2017
Reducing inappropriate nursing home (NH) antibiotic usage by implementing stewardship programs is a national priority. Our aim is to evaluate the influence of antibiotic stewardship programs on antibiotic use rates in NHs over time.
JAMDA
January 16, 2025
Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: Telemedicine Mental Health Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic
To examine racial and ethnic differences in telemedicine mental health (tele-MH) use among nursing home (NH) long-stay residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) during the pandemic.
JAMDA
January 25, 2019
Standards for the Use of Telemedicine for Evaluation and Management of Resident Change of Condition in the Nursing Home
This document offers guidance to clinicians and facilities on the use of telemedicine to deliver medically necessary evaluation and management of change of condition for nursing home residents.
JAMDA
May 25, 2023
Trends in COVID-19–Related Medication Use in US Nursing Homes, 2018-2022
Little is known about how COVID-19 treatment patterns have evolved over time in nursing homes (NHs) despite the devastating effects of COVID-19 in this setting. The aim was to describe changes in COVID-19–related medication use over time among NH residents in the United States.
